Kaits Home Alleppey

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Rating:Category:Home stay Resort Location:Lake Side. The Backwaters in Kerala are a world of serenity and wonderment. The interlinked body of waterways is known as the Backwaters in Kerala. Kerala’s backwaters is the highlight of Kerala Tourism. It have a unique eco-system Â– fresh water from the rivers meets the seawater from the Arabian sea. The most interesting area in the Kerala backwaters is the Kuttanad region called “THE RICE BOWL OF KERALA”. The area is probably the only place in the continent where farming is done below sea level, using a system of dykes and bunds.

Kaits home situated on the banks of the river pampa in Champakulam; “THE HEART OF THE KUTTANAD”. Champakulam is a serene beautiful village in Kerala. It is in Alappuzha district. Champakulam is a part of Kuttanad and is resplendent in green paddy fields, coconut groves, organic vegetables and water fowl. It is also famous for the Moolam snake boat race.

Diffrent Boat Rides

Our speciality is the trips on the local boat to different places of Kuttanad, even through narrow canals. Kerala offers a unique mini – canvas to the traveller; the backwaters, which consist of a complex network of lagoons, lakes and canals. Life on the backwaters is entirely different; water being the key to everything.

Different Ttypes of Fishing

Night fishing : This is a traditional type of fishing in which bows, spears and arrows are used.

Kalloorkad church : The famous Pilgrim center is situated on the river side. The church started as early as AD 427. Historically the land for the church was donated by a Hindu ruler “Champakassary” Raja, King of that time.

St: Thomas fine arts : This is as old as 97 years. Wooden sculptures of Christian devotion are made by the artists of this Studio.

Farm Trekking

Walking around the paddy fields explore more interior parts of the village. Kuttanad is a water logged area and known as the rice bowl of Kerala. Paddy is the main cultivation. The low land of kuttanad is under water, and it is one or two meters below the sea level. Farmers create bounds around the paddy fields and pump out the water with motor pumps before cultivation. People live on these bounds and Cultivate coconuts, plantains and vegetables.

Motorboat Ride

Take a trip on the motor boat for those who like the speed. In some places there are no roads here, only waterways. On the banks one can see lush green rice fields spreading away into the distance and coconut groves with an occasional temple or church.

Ayurvedic Therapy

Ayurvedic is a system of medicine, which evolved in India by around 600 BC. It eliminates all toxic imbalances from the body and helps to regain resistance and good health. Kaits Home has an Ayurvedic Centre for diagnosis and treatment. The environs of Kaits Home is ideal for Ayurvedic treatment, as the surroundings are dust-free and cool, ideal for the pores on the skin to open completely and thus making it most receptive to herbal oils and therapy.

Toddy Tapping

Toddy is an intoxicating drink popularly used by the people, you can see toddy tapping from the coconut trees.